Flood Advisory for Cook, IL; Will, IL
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Roads and streets may be flooded. Where: Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Central Will County in northeastern Illinois... When:...
What the bulletin says to do
A Flood Advisory means minor flooding along waterways and other poor drainage areas is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons in the advisory area should use caution and avoid flood waters.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southeastern Cook County in northeastern Illinois... Central Will County in northeastern Illinois... * WHEN...Until 700 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Roads and streets may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 400 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen in the past one to two hours. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Chicago Heights, Lansing, Park Forest, Matteson, Frankfort, Steger, Richton Park, Sauk Village, Flossmoor, Lynwood, Glenwood, Crete, University Park, Manhattan, Monee, Olympia Fields and Ford Heights. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Advisory issued August 1 at 4:01PM CDT until August 1 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Chicago IL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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